People v. McDaniel

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, the defendant, Eugene McDaniel, was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed the defendant’s conviction and sentence, (249 Ill. App. 3d 621.) We allowed the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (145 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and we now affirm the judgment of the appellate court.

Given the nature of the issues raised in the present appeal, the evidence introduced at the defendant’s trial may be summarized briefly. A police officer responding to an emergency call placed…